Gun rack



W. G. LEVY April 27, 1965 GUN RACK 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 1, 1963FlG.2

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GUN RACK Filed Oct. 1, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 TEEE FIG. 4

W M- W 6 United States Patent 3,180,494 GUN RACK William G. Levy, YieldHouse, North Conway, NH. Filed Get. 1, 1963, Ser. No. 313,055 4 Claims.(Cl. 211-64) The present invention relates to a gun rack and moreparticularly to a rack for storing and displaying guns wherein the rackmay be locked to prevent removal of guns from the rack and convenientlyunlocked when desired.

An object of the invention is to provide a gun rack which isconveniently adaptable to guns of all types and sizes, being easilyadjustable to receive ditferently shaped and sized guns.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a gun rack whereinthe guns are displayed in horizontal position and may be accommodated inthe rack with the stock either to the right or to the left.

A further object of the invention is to provide in such a gun rack asimple and dependable lock for preventing, when desired, removal of gunsfrom the rack.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a gun rack having alockable drawer for the accommodation of ammunition and gun accessorieswherein locking of the drawer also locks the guns in the rack andunlocking and slight movement of the drawer toward open position permitsremoval of any selected gun, or all of the guns, from the rack.

Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent from the following description of a presently preferredembodiment thereof wherein reference is made to the accompanyingdrawings, in which FIG. 1 is an elevation of the rack;

FIG. 2 is a side view looking toward the right side of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view;

FIG. 4 is a vertical detail sectional view taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 1and looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view on line 55 of FIG. 4, looking in thedirection of the arrows;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged detail side view of the lower part of the rack,partly broken away to show the construction of the locking means;

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 77 of FIG. 6, lookingin the direction of the arrows; and,

FIG. 8 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken on line 88 of FIG. 7and looking downwardly, in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing, the gun rack comprises a pair of side rails Zand 4 interconnected adjacent their upper ends by a cross member 6 andinterconnected adjacent their bottoms by a pair of vertically spacedcross members 8 and 1d. The side rails 2 and 4, as appears in FIG. 2,are enlarged to extend forwardly at their lower ends and above theenlargement are slightly tapered upwardly toward their upper ends. Therails are the same thickness widthwise of the rack throughout theirextent.

Extending forwardly from each of rails 2 and 4 is a set of verticallyspaced gun-supporting pegs 12. To provide for individual verticaladjustment of the pegs, each peg is secured to its rail as shown to bestadvantage in FIGS. 4 and 5. For this purpose, each rail is provided inits back surface with a rabbet 14, routed into the rail throughout thearea in which the pegs are located. A hanger bolt 16 passes through avertically elongated slot 13 in the rail and has its forward endthreaded into the peg 12. The hanger bolt 16 extends slightly rearwardlyinto the rabbet 14 to receive a nut 22 having a prong 24 which engagesthe bottom of the rabbet 14, on the sides of the slot 18, to preventrotation of the nut. Each of the pegs 12 may be vertically adjusted bytwisting it to unscrew the peg from the hanger bolt 16, pressing the pegrearwardly to disengage the prong 24, if need be, sliding the peg withthe associated hanger bolt up or down to the desired position andretightening the peg. By means of such adjustment, the rack can beadapted to accommodate guns 26 of various sizes and shapes and with thestock disposed either to the right or to the left as desired, as isillustrated in FIG. 1.

A drawer 23 for the reception of ammunition, gun accessories, etc., isdisposed between the side rails 2 and 4 and between the cross members 8and 10, sliding on the latter.

A pair of gun-retaining rods 30, 32 is provided, one adjacent each setof pegs. As appears in FIGS. 6 and 7, a

recess 34 is provided in the forwardly extending lower part of the siderail 2 for the reception of the lower end of the rod 39. The upper endof the rod 30 passes through an eye bolt 36 in which it is verticallyslidable. The eye bolt 35 is secured to the rail 2 by means permittingrotation of its shank, as by threading it into the rail or securing itto the rail by a nut on the eye bolt at the back of the rail. The gunretaining rod 32 at the opposite side of the rack is mounted on the siderail 4 in the same manner. The gun retaining rods 30, 32 are mounted soclose to the ends of the vpegs 12 that a gun cannot be removed from therack when the rods are in locking or gun-retaining position, with theirlower ends in the recesses 34. The pegs adjacent an individual gun arevertically spaced so that the gun cannot be removed endwise out of therack. The gun retaining rods 30, 32 can be removed from gun retainingposition only by upward vertical movement of the rods.

Means is provided for preventing upward movement of the rods 30, 32 outof the recess 34 when the drawer 23 is in closed position. For thispurpose, the lower end of each of the rods 39, 32 is provided with aportion of reduced diameter. This portion is provided by a stem 38having fixed on its lower end a head 49, FIGS. 6, 7 and 8. The drawer 28is provided with a drawer front 42 which extends sidewise at each sidethereof sufliciently to overlap the side rails. Disposed on the back ofthe drawer front at such overlapping portions, outwardly of the sides 44of the drawer, at each side of the drawer, is a peg 46. A recess 48,FIGS. 6 and 7, extending from the front face of the rail into the recess34 is provided to receive the pegs 46 when the drawer is moved to closedposition. In such closed position, the pegs 46 lie closely adjacent tothe stem 38 and above the head 4%) at the lower end of each of the gunretaining rods. Thus when the locking bars 3i), 32 are in lockingposition, the pegs 46 are in position to prevent upward movement of theheads 49 and thereby prevent removal of the lower end of the locking barfrom the recess 34 thus securing the locking bar against removal fromits locking position. With this construction, only a relatively slightmovement of the drawer 28 toward its open position is required to unlockthe gun rack.

The rods 30, 32 may be removed from locking or gunretaining position,when the rack is unlocked, by moving them vertically upward to freetheir lower ends from the recess 34 and then removed from the rack bypassing them vertically upward through the eye bolts 36, or by swingingthe lower end of the rod to the side to clear the forwardly projectingportion of the side rail and then moving the rod downwardly and out ofits eye bolt 36.

When the rods 30, 32 are in gun-retaining position it will be noted thatthe eye bolts 36 cannot be rotated to effect removal and the pegs 12,also, cannot be removed from the rail.

The drawer 28 is provided with a lock 56 for locking it in its cloesedposition thereby locking up the entire gun rack, drawer and guns.

. greases free standing rack, the lower end of the rails 2, 4 beingplaced on the floor or on a table, desk, or other support as desired.Conveniently, suitable means such as a conventional hanger, may beprovided on the back of the cross member 6, or on one or both of therails 2, 4 to permit the gun rack to be hung on the wall. I

It will be seen from the foregoing that the invention has provided asimple, attractive and reliable gun rack wherein guns may be stored anddisplayed. When the gunretaining bars have been removed, the guns may beplaced in andtaken out of the rack by moving them straight in or out andit is not necessary, as with some'racks of the prior art, to pass thegun barrel endwise through an opening in the rack; The pegs 12, beingvertically adjustable, maybe positioned as desired to accommodate gunsof various shapes and sizes, with or without telescopes or slings andwith or without cheek plates. Adjustability of the pegs permits the gunsto be placed in the rack so that they are shown to best advantage, withthe best side of the stock forwardly, or so as to show the check plate,if desired.

The locking arrangement is simple but eifective and reliable. Closingand locking of the drawer with the gun'- retaining bars in lookingposition locks up the entire rack. Unlocking of the gun retaining barscan be accomplished simply by unlocking the drawer and moving it' ashort distance outwardly toward its open position, without retwogun-retaining rods, means for supporting one of said rods closelyadjacent the free ends of each set of pegs in position to preventremovalof guns supported on the pegs, a drawer slideably supportedbetween said rails, and means on said drawer and mov able therewith forengaging and locking said rods against removal when said drawer isclosed.

2. A lockable gun rack comprising two spaced vertical from saidposition,

side rails, a cross member connecting said side rails, a set ofvertically-spaced, generally parallel gun-supporting I pegs extendingforwardly from each rail, a drawer mounted on and between said railsandslidable forwardly toward open position, a vertical gun retainingrod,'-means for supporting said rod on said rails for upward movementout of gun-retaining position forwardly of and closely adjacent the freeends of a set of pegs, and a projection on said drawer engaging said rodwhen the drawer is closed to' prevent such upward movement, anddisengaging from said rod when said drawer is in open position.

3. A lockable gun rack comprising two spaced, vertical their tops, apair of vertically spaced cross members connecting said rails adjacenttheir bottoms, a set of verticallyspaced generally parallelgun-supporting pegs on each rail extending forwardly from the rail andvertically adjustable on the rail, a drawer disposed between said railsand between the cross members of said pair movable forwardly of saidrails toward open position, said drawer having a drawer front extendingsidewise to overlap said rails, a vertical gun-retaining rod disposed ina gun-retaining position forwardly of andclosely adjacent to the freeends of the pegs of'each set, means on said rails for supporting saidrods on said rails for removal from said position only by verticalmovement, and a projection on the back of said drawer front at each sidethereof adapted when the drawer is closed to engage said rods to preventremoval thereof by vertical movement and adapted when said drawer isopen to disengage said rods to allow removal thereof.

4'. A lockable gun rack comprising two spaced, vertical side rails, across member connecting said rails adjacent their tops, a pair ofvertically spaced cross members connecting said rails adjacent theirbottoms, a set of vertically-spaced generally parallel gun-supportingpegs on each rail extending forwardly from the rail and verticallyadjustable on the rail, a drawer disposed between said rails and betweenthe cross members of said pair movable forwardly of said rails towardopen position, said drawer having adrawer front extending sidewise tooverlap said rails, a vertical gun-retaining rod disposed in agun-retaining position forwardly of and closely adjacent to the'freeends of the pegs of each set, means on said rails for supporting saidrods on said rails for removal from said position only by upwardvertical movement, and a projection on the back' of said drawer front ateach side thereof adapted when the drawer is closed to engage said rodsto prevent upward movement thereof and adapted'when said drawer is opento disengage said rods to allow upward movement and removal thereof.

Reieren'ces Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,616,56 '11/52'Levy 211-4 0,953,423 11/60 Caloiero etal 211-4 2,974,918 3/61Voigtlander 248-201 CLAUDE. A. LEROY, Primary Examiner.

1. A LOCKABLE GUN RACK COMPRISING TWO SPACED, VERTICAL SIDE RAILS, CROSSMEMBERS CONNECTING SAID SIDE RAILS, A SET OF VERTICALLY-SPACED GENERALLYPARALLEL GUN-SUPPORTING PEGS MOUNTED ON EACH RAIL, THE PEGS ON EACH RAILBEING INDIVIDUALLY AND INDEPENDENTLY VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE ON THE RAIL,TWO GUN-RETAINING RODS, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING ONE OF SAID RODS CLOSELYADJACENT THE FREE ENDS OF EACH SET OF PEGS IN POSITION TO PREVENTREMOVAL OF GUNS SUPPORTED ON THE PEGS, A DRAWER SLIDABLE SUPPORTEDBETWEEN SAID RAILS, AND MEANS ON SAID DRAWER AND MOVABLE THEREWITH FORENGAGEMENT AND LOCKING SAID RODS AGAINST REMOVAL FROM SAID POSITION,WHEN SAID DRAWER IS CLOSED.